At more than 300 years old, the Linden Oak Tree stood firm through the highs and lows of American history. It will now be turned into a sculpture after arborists say it died.
The largest white oak tree in Montgomery County long towered over the narrow path at Beach Drive and Rockville Pike. At its prime, it stood more than 95 feet tall and spread its majestic crown across the length of nearly half a football field.At more than 300 years old, the Linden Oak Tree stood firm through the highs and lows of American history. It is said to have been a seedling 25 years before George Washington was born on Feb.
With the arrival of European settlers, much of the forest that had been in possession of the Piscataway Confederation was cleared to grow tobacco, food and build log cabins, according to the Montgomery Historical Society. The “legislature said we’re not going to give a plaque to every tree. We will give each county one bronze plaque. The Linden Oak was the biggest white oak and bicentennial tree in Montgomery County. That was the one that got the plaque,” Bennett said.
“Thank goodness Joe and I had remeasured just a few days before,” McCathran said. “I informed the employee that it was still the Montgomery County champion even though it had lost a major limb. I have not ever heard from him again.”Through it all, the largest white oak tree in Montgomery County was relentless, but like humans, a tree can only bear so much.
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